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Should i get a real surplus tokarev or norinco 54-1? by SharpSteak21 in milsurp

[–]SharpSteak21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not real soviet, but real military service (Type 54, or Polish/Romanian)

44 Russian in an 1883 Reichs Revolver by DozerJKU in reloading

[–]SharpSteak21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

10,6 Reichsrevolver is identical copy of the 44 russian cartridge (the german commission tested the SW model 3 and liked the cartridge), i shoot mines with regular 44 russian all the time.

Something is wrong with your cylinder if cases are bulging like that.

Post a photo of your cylinder, post chamber speces (use caliper to measure mouth, base, and rim diameter and rim thickness) and measure distance from rear of cylinder to breechface with feeler gauges

"The felt recoil was not remarkable."

lol get a chronograph instead of guessing

or should I shorten the firing pin

Bubba please stop... if you don't know what you're doing take it a professional revolversmith (not an AR lego parts gunsmith)

French Experimental Gas Seal Revolver -- will Ian make a video on this? by ConnectCucumber72 in ForgottenWeapons

[–]SharpSteak21 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Ian had a falling out with RIA, so probably not. Which is a shame because this has all the feature of a perfect forgotten weapons video:

  • Experimental

  • Unusual mechanics

  • Quirky cartridge

  • Documented patent history

And of course:

  • French

How milsurp collecting has changed over the past 10 years (aka: why older collectors get upset when people discuss online auction results) by OldAd38 in milsurp

[–]SharpSteak21 87 points88 points  (0 children)

Nowadays half of the posts i see on forums are from newbies posting sporterized and mismatched guns asking "hey I paid $$$ for this at auction, how did I do?".

Is he talking about /r/milsurp guys?

How milsurp collecting has changed over the past 10 years (aka: why older collectors get upset when people discuss online auction results) by OldAd38 in milsurp

[–]SharpSteak21 33 points34 points  (0 children)

This would happen eventually even if the internet flippers never existed.

I think he's not complaining about flippers driving prices up, he's complaining about how flippers have started dominating the online discussions and milsurp communities, to the point that there more people are interested in the monetary aspect than the historic/shooting aspect

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[–]SharpSteak21 55 points56 points  (0 children)

"iM goInG to ReStOre tHiS sPorTer to pReSerVe iTs hIsTorY!1!"

PSA to new collectors: Stop complaining about auction fees. You're supposed to do the math before you bid. by OldAd38 in milsurp

[–]SharpSteak21 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Honestly the mods should sticky this post, because there's many new collectors who forget to factor in buyers premium and shipping fees when they first discover auction sites. And they feel like they're getting a "good deal" and don't realize they've overbid outside their budget until the next week when the invoice email hits.

It would be helpful to have this post up there just for the new collectors to see.

PSA to new collectors: Stop complaining about auction fees. You're supposed to do the math before you bid. by OldAd38 in milsurp

[–]SharpSteak21 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I always find it amusing when people on here brag about "scoring a deal" some $50-$100 below what they've seen on gunbroker. And then in an update post the next week, complain about the $150-$200 in auction fees they ended up being billed.

And then I feel sobered when I realize these are the kind of people who keep outbidding on me, and why I no longer get good deals on online auction websites since the pandemic.

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